11th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)
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| 11 Pułk Ułanów | |
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| Active | 1809-1813 |
| Disbanded | 1813 |
| Allegiance | Duchy of Warsaw |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Size | 899 soldiers - 1809 |
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The 11th Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 11 Pułk Ułanów) – was a Polish cavalry division of the Duchy of Warsaw Army.
It was formed at the end of May 1809 in Lviv by Colonel Adam Potocki.[1] At the end of 1809 the regiment had 899 soldiers.[2]
Until the 28 December 1809 the regiment was called the 4th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (4 Pułkiem Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej).[1]
Uniform
From 1810 onwards the following regimental uniform was put in force:[3]
Crimson collar with white piping; crimson trimmings.
Crimson Lampasse
Commanders
The regiment commanders were as follows:[1]
- Col. Adam Potocki (1 July 1809)
- Col. Aleksander Oborski (18 January 1813)
- Major Kazimierz Tański (30 April 1811)
Officers:
- Aleksander Fredro (from 1812 onwards)
Battles
The regiment took part in Napoleons French invasion of Russia
Battles:[1]
- Battle of Mir (10 July 1812),
- Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812)
See also
Footnotes
References
- Askenazy, Szymon; Gembarzewski, Bronisław (2003). Wojsko Polskie: Księstwo Warszawskie 1807-1814. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz. ISBN 83-88841-47-5.
- Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej.
- Aleksander Fredro, Trzy po trzy, Kraków 2004.
- Linder, Karol (1960). Dawne Wojsko Polskie. Ubiór i uzbrojenie. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
- Zych, Gabriel (1961). Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807 - 1812. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.